Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
Tom Peters
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Most people would think 13 months is a long time between getting the grant and beginning construction. But, this was a federal grant and there is a lot of red tape and procedures you have to go through.
Randy Thomas
This capable team will be entrusted with preparing the defense case when the trial begins and disputing its legality and procedures that deny the President justice.
Abdel Haq Alani
If a hurricane starts barreling down on one of our refiners, we have procedures in place, ... and if it looks like we will have a big power failure, we will shut down the refineries.
Gene Edwards
China's traditional administration can't resolve the problem of the lack of human rights. I hope we can develop just procedures and create judiciary channels to preserve people's rights and interests in the future.
Li Shuguang
There's no need to worry about athlete transfers because there are strict requirements and procedures (governing the issue).
Agum Gumelar
We are all going to oppose the plan because our appointments have been made through strict selection procedures by 11 House factions. I don't think that the five-month-old Judicial Commission, with seven members, can do better than that.
Djoko Sarwoko
There is a need to improve the competence of patent agencies and enforcement procedures in developing world countries, but the basis for granting a patent and the TRIPS agreement do not need reform.
Trevor Jones
In our five years of experience, we have never had any problems with rental events. It was not an appropriate event to be held in the museum, and we have reviewed our procedures for bookings.
David Gordon
The project team members were very delighted to have seen all the procedures of collecting samples apparently ended without any problem.
Junichiro Kawaguchi
There are tedious procedures to follow before granting one patent.
David Dougherty
This will definitely spark a review of the current procedures as well as looking at what additionally we can do to prevent something like this from happening again in the future.
Joe Donzelli
He knew all the procedures, knew there were no cameras, knew guards weren't allowed to bring guns into the warehouse and knew that plane came in daily with that kind of money.
Judy Orihuela
If it had been 33-23 the other way, there would have been no questions about parliamentary procedures. The simple fact is they lost a vote they said they had to win.
Ray Zaborney
This exercise, which requires an assessment of different security procedures, helps them feel less vulnerable.
Pamela Fredericks
There is some concern that the existence of multiple secret-but-unclassified designations - each governed by its own unique set of procedures - adds a layer of complexity to efforts to share information.
Carl Kropf
An initial review at the site to date has shown that best practices were followed and all of the appropriate policies and procedures were adhered to.
Dr. Herman Scholtz
The Patriot Act requires all financial institutions to set up identification procedures to protect our country from terrorism and money laundering.
Chris Hammond
Along with volunteers comes misuse of funds, not having proper knowledge of policies and procedures and codes of conduct.
Cheri Barry
Apparently, once the background came back the proper procedures were not followed.
Jackie Tolbert
Illinois has always been proactive in mine safety and it is very important that we as a state continue to look at new procedures ... to ensure our miners are as safe as they can be.
Chris Mccloud
The people for whom the costs are incurred -- the patients -- have no idea what the true cost of these procedures are. It's appealing because Americans respond to prices because the availability of comparative information often puts them in a position where they can make meaningful choices.
Steve Weisbart
According to the findings from the tombs, experts have discovered that these ancient people developed very complicated procedures for taking baths. They even put certain herbal medicine in their bathwater to keep their skin healthy.
Shan Yueying
One of the great goals of this meeting was to have people know each other and be able to communicate directly. We don't have time for the normal diplomatic procedures.
John Koskinen
I feel that the committee followed UIL directives and UIL procedures.
Jill Williams
They teach you everything you need to know about fibers and fabrics. There is more to it than just reading a care label, they teach you how clothes are made and what things to look for that can get damaged in certain types of cleaning procedures.
Jason Windham
All the procedures were followed. We send out notifications in advance. They were informed that there would be a power outage. We also get special permission from them to go on their properties.
Darlene Johnson
In accordance with our FAA approved manuals and procedures, the aircraft was subsequently dispatched. At no time was the safety of our passengers placed at risk.
Tim Wagner
Last fall was not about bad policies and procedures. It was about individuals not following the policies and procedures.
Mark Koepsell
Doctors coin money when they do procedures but family medicine doesn't have any procedures.
Dr. David Jones
There were a series of laboratory procedures that needed to be gone through.
Charles Milne
We will examine everything, from building-security issues to our interview procedures.
William Mullen
You're going to force the provider to give you the service that you're demanding. No unnecessary test, no unnecessary procedures.
Dave Elshoff
Then we have to document all the procedures to show we're following best practices.
Kevin Doyle
I have administered other grants but each grant is different so we are going to take a trip up to Jefferson City to make sure we have all the proper procedures.
Bruce Harrill
They began to authorize procedures in the armed forces that led to, in my view, what we've seen.
Larry Wilkerson
We invited the sheriffs to discuss ways to improve rules and procedures.
Alia Faraj
When a situation like this occurs, we follow certain security procedures. Everything went according to plan.
Todd Schneider
The city attorney is going to give the City Council some suggested policy procedures for future city-owned land disposition to use in the future to direct the economic development director. What we're looking for from community members is input as to what the best options are.
John Rader
Well, this is the federal government, and it has procedures that we go through.
James Young
As for the precise detail of this proposal, we will have to look at it once Fifa have sent it through, but our existing disciplinary procedures do already allow for points deductions in certain extreme cases.
Piara Powar
It's a tribute to the young lady who told her mother and the mother who told the principal. We followed all the procedures.
Sara Stern
This is an employee handbook, something that's going to benefit the county and our employees because employee handbooks are the road map for the consistent application of our policies and procedures.
Bryan Smith
The simplest (solution) would be (for PAISD trustees) to follow acceptable board actions and procedures.
Deetta Culbertson
The board had been considering changes in the voting procedures and after the meeting in October, they've decided to make changes.
Carol Jones
Carolina takes seriously its obligation as a NCAA member institution, and we shall continue to pursue with vigilance and honesty our goal of full compliance with all NCAA policies and procedures.
Andrew Sorensen
Any allegations of improper use of force or procedures are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly.
Steven Boylan
We welcome this opportunity to have initial discussions with the committee, following their vote to proceed with an inquiry, and we are interested in hearing from the committee about its plans and procedures for going forward.
Jim Kennedy
I support that. The fact that the school committee has not followed its procedures and policies is a prime example of why a recall could be useful.
William Mudge
This is a fairly new tool, and we are one of the first to have it. We act as a referral center for the region. ... We can advise other hospitals about this tool for more complicated procedures.
Sean Grady
Since we didn't have a lot of our policies, procedures and standards documented, we needed to come up with a basic framework that we could use to get started.
Ron Duchesneau
It does happen, but of course, we tighten up, change our procedures, examine our procedures every time that does happen. We do our best to keep our people safe, but they're dangerous places.
Gregory Lagana
These are specialized procedures. It's not like buying a car. A doctor has to see the patient and examine the face and skin carefully. This is your face we're talking about!
Dr. Marino Rios
Terrorists can more easily 'engineer around' these highly structured defenses. If we follow the same procedures everywhere, every time, we make it easier for terrorists to break the security code.
Kip Hawley
We certainly have standard procedures like most hospitals do. We are cooperating with the Department of Health and police to find out what was different that day.
Nan Gerson
We've completed all the procedures necessary to start construction and are ready to start implementing this huge project, the like of which has never been seen before, on Friday.
Semyon Vainshtok
This matter is very near an appellate phase where Microsoft will challenge the procedures used, the findings of fact, the conclusions of law, and any remedy entered. We anticipate that we will prevail at the conclusion of the appellate process.
William Neukom
You can put some procedures in place to try to prevent it - but if you're one of those schools that has that tradition, it's going to happen.
Nina Simmons
I don't care who it is, there are procedures that need to be followed. It has deprived the community of their right to speak ...
Barbara Gordon
Sounds like they're going after the container operations. So it wouldn't affect us at Port Canaveral. We're not in the container business. We don't stuff our exports into containers. We just load oranges, juices, and grapefruits and cars right onto the freighters. And our security procedures here are excellent.
Pat Lee
We have strong data security systems and procedures in place and constantly evaluate them. Consumers should feel confident in their ability to safely use debit cards at OfficeMax.
Bill Bonner
This is our biggest annual event with over 2400 competitors and we want to make it a fun and memorable experience for everyone. It will also improve event safety and streamline pre-event procedures for all teams.
Jeanette Cooper
One of my goals as president of ASLMS is to try to establish some criteria for certification of who's qualified to do specific procedures, ... As you might guess, it's politically charged.
Richard Fitzpatrick
Its wrong for the agencies to unfairly transfer human resources from one country to another without following the laid down procedures.
Andrew George
It was just the usual stuff, that they are following normal procedures and that Muslims are definitely not being targeted. The usual whitewash.
Javed Khan
But if you look at regions where people are treated more aggressively, have more procedures and doctors use more resources, is survival better? The answer is no.
Alan Garber
We will review the institution's corporate governance, including policies and procedures and then, make whatever recommendations -- if any -- we feel are appropriate for the full Board to consider.
John Biggs
My part of the contract is to do all we agreed to do where the safety and well-being will be taken care of. Pilots have to adhere to procedures and regulations.
Gardner Brown
Each year, we have new employees, and we need to make sure that they and other employees know the process and procedures that are in place.
Steve Bolman
We have every confidence in the fairness of our procedures and look forward to the court upholding our process.
Vance Van Petten
The evidence demonstrates that problems with food safety practices and procedures at the two bakeries were the major factor.
David Llewellyn
When that [co-generation plant] lost the ability to provide steam, which is essential to our operation, we had to implement our emergency shutdown procedures.
Aaron Woods
I'm conducting a full review of our procedures.
Paul Harrington
AT&T had the systems and procedures in place to protect customer data.
Michael Balmoris
We were delighted to find that patients who get the current state-of-the-art treatment with platelet blockers, medical treatment and stents during procedures had a significant improvement in their outcome.
Christopher Cannon
The committee cannot substitute its judgment for the department's judgment, ... It is only there to see that the procedures are followed fairly.
Charles Long
E-mail management is a key factor in compliance and corporate governance procedures, and a potential landmine in legal discovery initiatives. That's why it shouldn't be seen as a secondary function with niche technology, but as a core component of records compliance management.
Bill Lyons
The immediate step is that certain investigative procedures may happen tonight after six to seven hours. The situation is the same as described in the morning.
Anupam Verma
The EIB does not have its own safeguard procedures on indigenous peoples or resettlement. There is also hardly any expertise within the EIB on development issues, poverty or especially on environmentally sustainable development.
Magda Stoczkiewicz
It was just poor management. Looking at it from a professional point of view, the procedures and policies weren't there to control things.
Frank Rawa
People are living longer because of pharmacology, not because they are healthier. There could come a time when people who need certain procedures or medicines and can't afford them are just not going to get them.
Dr. Mike Hutchins
I agree it should be left up to Commissioner Beck, but because of following the procedures it should go back to the community.
William Cotton
I think we're going to try to convince him to open again that office or to just name someone who can deal with the procedures.
Fernando Morones
These sometimes are the kind of things that cost lives … In this case, when we look at the number of abuses of the regulations, plus the fact that people were misdirected … people just weren't in tune with proper procedures.
Loyola Hearn
The forum meets every quarter to share policies and procedures, and to divide up Department of Homeland Security grant money.
Jerry Martin
I don't think any of [the local faculty] have gone through the regular faculty-administered procedures for hiring, evaluation, tenure, promotion.
Hugh Miller
That's not to say that these procedures may not increase in popularity in the future. But right now, they are not as popular as they have been portrayed in the media.
Bruce Cunningham
Every company in Bangalore has such standard security procedures in place.
Bob Hoekstra
I hope this (meeting) resolves the issue, ... We find out if we see a change in Floyd's dumping procedures. We're going to have to each regroup and think about what the next step is.
Hal Morton
We've never had an event of this magnitude happen before. We're taking a look at development and testing procedures around virus signatures to prevent it from happening again.
Joe Telafici
We are extremely pleased with the continued growth of laser vision correction procedures. Plans are under way to strengthen our commitment to this industry by making additional investments in the areas of marketing and research and development.
Mark Logan
No matter where you're training - be it California or Florida - that you learn how to deal with these emergency procedures before they happen, and you learn how to deal with those before you solo the airplane.
Randall Harris
The public service sets the pace for what happens with every other employer in their practices, procedures and the pay.
Fred Mitchell
If we did this through normal funding and normal procedures, it probably would take us three to four years.
Lester Snow
We may end up holding individual agencies, people, and procedures to account. But our fundamental purpose will not be to point fingers. It's rather to answer fully the questions that so many still have.
Thomas H. Kean
None of the regular procedures ... were followed.
Roger Adams
We have procedures. We will follow those procedures. We will operate our snow desk and run our equipment.
Yolanda Clark
We're not talking about tried-and-tested techniques like those in, say, homicide cases. We must develop entirely new procedures.
Lon Anderson
This alleged action is repugnant to our common values, is contrary to our commands-approved tactical operating procedures, and is not sanctioned by this command.
Jason Kamiya
We hoped to point out deficiencies or good points about the procedures we have in place now. We came away with some good ideas and things we had never thought about.
Gary Petersen
As the judicial procedure has started in Chile, Japan would like to observe that appropriate procedures are taken.
Yoshinori Katori
Anyone who saw the undercover work of the BUAV would be appalled and sickened to see the procedures we inflict on our next of kin in laboratories across the UK and in Europe.
Alexei Sayle
Once we adopted a framework for developing policies, standards and procedures, we made really good progress. The documentation process really started to fall into place.
Ron Duchesneau
We did an investigation and reviewed our procedures immediately after the incident.
Bill Mishk
It's not because we don't have enough capacity or we don't have enough international flights. It's because of the barrier created by taxes, customs duties and complicated clearance procedures.
Liu Zhiqiang
The idea that he got into a police car with a gun is unbelievable. After that, Wisconsin state troopers changed procedures about who got into their cars.
Jim Boback
This could have been prevented by following safety procedures for entry into an environment where the employee was working.
Luis Santiago
We're talking to him about his contact with Robert Stevens, his mail distribution procedures, his daily routine.
Judy Orihuela
The IOC will continue with its procedures on Monday.
Giselle Davies
We did all we could. Policies and procedures were followed. Everything went very well and effectively.
Craig Hill
The letter from WASC is part and parcel of a process that we undergo, part of the accreditation process. It's part of their procedures. The letter is not unusual.
Carolyn Tanaka
We have procedures in place to make sure we're following FEC regulations, and we've always done that. We're doing all we can do to ensure these donations are given appropriately.
Aaron Mclear
Each company has different procedures, but generally if you file a lot of small claims that can be problematic. Statistically, most people only file a claim every 8 to 10 years, so if you're filing more than that you stand out.
Jeanne Salvatore
Call on him to open an investigation, a public investigation, into the safety maintenance and environmental procedures that are being used by CN in British Columbia.
David Chudnovsky
It's a matter now of the procedures that we have to go through to have the aircraft returned.
Henry Shelton
We have very strict guidelines, procedures and policies involved in any death investigation.
Chris Grey
As it's a community college, Wake Tech is audited on a pretty frequent basis. When we conduct their next full financial audit, this will be one of the first things we look at, to make sure they've cleaned up their disclosure procedures.
Dennis Patterson
It covered all of our processes and procedures, including procurement, manufacturing, warehouse management, training and equipment maintenance.
Jim Wallace
How we accomplish a task should not be judged only on the manual procedures involved but also by taking into account the internal controls that we have in place to mitigate the risks involved and ensure the integrity of the data.
Richard Gregg
They will investigate it to find out if our employees are following procedure and then take it one step further and determine whether policies and procedures need to be changed.
Carolyn Beck
An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is inevitably opposed to procedures that might reveal differing levels of achievement.
Robert H. Bork
These are really just unfortunate and sad coincidences, ... We don't anticipate any changes. Obviously, we're constantly reviewing our procedures.
John Newsom
I'm not sure that this problem is all that widespread. In this business, it's all about following procedures and implementing the correct systems. It's certainly possible that this could happen again. All I'm saying is that it's not something that we've heard much about until now.
Mike Urban
United fully complied with the solicitation and tabulation procedures, which were approved by the bankruptcy court.
Jean Medina
It's hard for lawyers to disagree with judges. With all respect to the judge(s), we disagree with the idea that the county assessor is required to follow the procedures under the Nevada Administrative Procedures Act Chapter 233b.
Terry Shea
Our procedures are looser than they can be, ... and maybe it's appropriate to review it.
Steve Moore
Yes, I think some procedures can be tightened up. Improvements can be made.
Larry Parker
We really have to chock this one up to a lapse in procedures.
Jay Christie
You can safely take that any legal procedures will be stopped.
Rijkman Groenink
It could be available in the event of an emergency, but until all the training and procedures are completed, it's not ready for 24/7 alert status.
Rick Lehner
You have an infrastructure here that provides the Army with the organization. It helps us develop our doctrine, our tactics, techniques and procedures. (It) looks at our organization, helps us develop leaders -- all those ingredients that go into making your Army and my Army the best in the world.
Francis Harvey
There really is not a set rule besides each law enforcement agency's established procedures. It depends on each case.
Lisa Block
We would like to have the normal procedures as at previous games. We hope and expect everything will be agreed before Turin.
Sergei Bubka
After a detailed examination of the national measures, the European Commission intends to launch a package of infringement procedures against a number of member states for incorrect transposition of the directives.
Ferran Tarradellas Espuny
Improving check-in procedures at the terminals will help protect people who work at the ports and the cargo coming in and out.
Bruce Wargo
And my sense is that they are pretty close to finalizing what the policies and procedures will be for that.
Bryan Whitman
It's expensive, but worth it. I know they're finding the best doctors and procedures I need, whenever I need them.
Richard Rossi
While Ken's misstatement about his academic credentials is unfortunate, it has no bearing on the accuracy of our financial results or the quality of our financial procedures and controls.
Gary Bloom
It's hard to know why these procedures weren't followed. Not knowing exactly how this happened is the worst part.
Wendell Tackett
That's why we go through the proper channels and procedures, to make sure everyone's best interest is protected...the defendant and society.
Craig Hedric
AT&T has the systems and procedures in place to protect customer data. However, a copy of the officer's certificate attesting to those procedures hasn't been located. The company is rectifying the mistake and is working with the FCC to ensure full compliance.
Michael Balmoris
It is a huge concern that the college can't and shouldn't be putting policies and procedures in place to slow progress towards a degree.
Mel Netzhammer
It's a little different from what we're accustomed tobut it does establish a little more formal procedures, ... The procedures can be altered if we find they don't work for us.
Larry White
Her procedures were very successful.
Jolene Ortego
We are taking every measure possible to implement strict infection control procedures. We have to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
Tony Clement
Its not enough just to punish and to hold people accountable for what's done. It's to set down procedures so it can't happen again.
Susan Rosenberg
We have to go through all the Customs procedures and paperwork so it is not easy to import one.
Li Rongmei
The commission regulation on procedures in antitrust cases is very explicit. It says oral hearings should not be held in public.
Jonathan Todd
The repeated safety mishaps highlight a lack of control within the company, [poor] management procedures and a decline in morale among employees.
Makoto Kikuchi
We are proud of the effectiveness of our procedures.
Stefan Pryor
Certainly, we will give greater consideration in evaluating our safety procedures for the 2010 jamboree.
Renee Fairrer
We checked and double-checked all the procedures, and everything was done correctly. It was just one of those coincidences.
Jim Scroggins
We need to establish better complaint procedures and policies so consumers know what their rights are. They don't know what their rights are.
Raymond Williams
Every part of an organization is dependent on documented procedures to mitigate risk and improve productivity and performance.
Deborah Kenny
We will develop a roster of people who have received a great deal of training on containment procedures.
Keiji Fukuda
Many of the supervisors already have these procedures in place. The goal of this advisory is just to ensure that all 67 supervisors are doing the same thing.
Jenny Nash
We understand from the county this was a difficult decision to make. After reviewing their policies and procedures, we were able to determine that they followed everything correctly. There is no action we at this level can take to overturn their decision.
Stacey Ward
This whole case has been disturbing. We're reviewing procedures within the ministry about how we can monitor and regulate these companies.
Barry Penner
These are procedures that will be offered in Rowan County for the first time.
Phil Whitesell
It seems contradictory for the government to be saying, 'You can't try this case because the record's inadequate,' when the very reason the record's inadequate is because they didn't follow any of the procedures one would expect in which they now concede make the decision impossible to sustain.
Clayton Ruby
I'm impressed, very impressed. For most of our medical procedures we have been going to either Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas General. We will be coming here now.
Mike Stelly
Implementation of the new standards may require auditors to change their approach and perhaps the nature of the audit procedures performed. We believe that these standards, with support from the AICPA, will allow our members to find ways to improve the effectiveness of their audit engagements.
Chuck Landes
That's part of the security procedures. We were able to know who they were and their purpose.
Todd Simmons
All kinds of political actors will be trying to spin the procedures to their own political ends in one way or another, be that the U.S. ambassador, the prime minister, the defense lawyers, the judge or the prosecutor.
Richard Dicker
Any breach of integrity regarding established transplantation procedures is unacceptable.
Gus Valdespino
Our game wardens do collect information on hunting accidents as a matter of routine procedures. There typically is no formal investigation, if it's just a straightforward accident.
Tom Harvey
They think customers are liars and cheats and, if given the chance, will rip off the company. To prevent that from happening, they develop ridiculous rules, policies, and procedures.
John Tschohl
Our policy and procedures were very sound, but in the turn of recent incidents, there were human errors.
Jim Sabourin
For the kids, there are procedures in place to get them safely to and from school, ... We'll have an officer there, and (FEC) will have a flagman there.
Bill Brandt
We don't even have any policies and procedures, yet.
Erik Jones
While many polling stations around the country opened late -- and maintaining the secrecy of the vote was not always achieved -- polling procedures were generally followed by election officials.
Emma Bonino
We ran a number of tests and were not fully satisfied with procedures being followed for accepting cargo. Everyone involved has now been notified and is aware of the correct procedures.
Eliot Brenner
The mechanical elements for closure are in place. In many respects, Swiss bankers and authorities have come to agree on the mechanism and procedures we have struggled for in the last two years.
Elan Steinberg
Accidents can happen. The department holds individuals accountable for any violation of our rules and procedures.
Elaine Driscoll
We were pleased with how the safety procedures worked.
Zack Spencer
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